Exciting Progress in Offshore Wind Farm Aquaculture at Danish Krieger’s Flak
The recent successful installation of macroalgae at Danish Krieger’s Flak highlights the fantastic potential for collaboration and synergy across projects, between OLAMUR, WIN@sea, and ULTFARMS. This achievement represents a significant milestone in integrating offshore aquaculture within wind farms by investigating the suitability of offshore macroalgae cultivation.
In the pursuit of finding an aquaculture-suitable macroalgae strain, which thrives in the complex environment of the western Baltic Sea, researchers sampled over seven different local Baltic locations for the green macroalgae Ulva, during two consecutive years (DNV, Forschungs und Entwicklungszentrum Fachhochschule Kiel GmbH). The promising samples were refined in the laboratory at the University of Gothenburg, where the optimal strain was selected for further development.
The best performing Ulva strain was then entrusted to our partners from Aarhus University, Kerteminde Seafarm, and Vattenfall. Who successfully installed the algae at the Danish Krieger’s Flak site managed by OLAMUR/WIN@sea, setting a precedent for future endeavors in this field.
Looking forward, the coming months will reveal the outcomes of these collaborative efforts. A positive result could be a crucial step forward in establishing more robust and environmentally integrated offshore aquaculture systems. This initiative not only demonstrates effective cross-project cooperation but also the tangible benefits of such synergies in practical offshore aquaculture applications.
